Legal and medical status of cannabis

The article discussed and written by Sarah Hass, on ‘the ‘History of Hemp’, for the Boulder Weekly, affirms why the fibrous plant ‘hemp’ continues to be regarded as a controlled substance under Schedule I, with the Drug Enforcement Administration. The article also details as hemp is still an illegal commodity and banned for US farmers is on the other hand imported from around the world and generates capital for the United. States, to the tune of $500 million a year states Hass (2016). Why also would

California is known as the “Pot Republic” because at that moment was on the verge of becoming legal. Marijuana’s market place not only is becoming considerably bigger every day ,but also it is opening the way to other cannabis business related. For example, the video showed some entrepreneurs who wanted to build a chain of pot called “WeGrow” in California and in other 15 states which adopted the medical marijuana laws in the recent years. Under the “Proposition 215” almost any adult can have access

a social revolutionary experiment for the next century as the Colorado Pot Industry begins to boom with over 500 pot stores in the state of Colorado. Colorado has drawn people to move to their states over the years and not for the scenery but for medical purposes. Many adults, however many children are on the waiting list for a popular weed medicine called “Charlottes Web”. It’s a strain of marijuana that has significant medicinal value. The Flemming family has seen a tremendous change in the amount

Drug Legalization The issue of drug legalization is become increasingly popular in today’s society. There are pros and cons of making marijuana legal in the United States, and we are taking the stance in support of legalization. So far, eleven states have decided to pass the law legalizing it, and it seems that more are to follow. Some might pose the question, is this bettering our country or making matters worse? After weighing both sides we agree that legalizing marijuana in the United States

In recent years, several states such as California have passed laws that make it legal to use marijuana for medicinal purposes. Legal changes about the medicinal use of marijuana have been accompanied by vigorous debate. Advocates tout that marijuana has allowed new avenues to mitigate medical problems such as anxiety, depression and Alzheimer. However, Opponents argue that marijuana does more harm than good, is mainly used recreationally instead of their intended purposes. Not to mention, marijuana

tremendously due to the benefits it has and also being a safer substance than other legal drugs. In this modern day, marijuana has become the talk of the nation and the safety behind it has increase businesses and non-profit organizations for one day to be legal across the country and provide a safe consumption to patients. Marijuana is made from the cannabis plant, which has two species: Cannabis Sativa and Cannabis Indica.

decriminalize the substance, it would still waste millions of dollars in prosecuting all other marijuana related crimes. Decriminalization would also fail to make the sale of marijuana legal in the country, thus losing a product with the ability to provide the country with a substantial source of revenue. Marijuana should be legal for sale to all individuals over the age of twenty-one. The reason for the age restriction of twenty-one is due to the similar effects of alcohol and marijuana. Both of these substances

Marijuana is seen as a relatively harmless drug, though given the chance, it can be as harmful as alcohol or tobacco. Through government regulation and growth conditions, the long term and short term effects of the drug, and the effects it could have on today's youth, it can easily be seen what choice should be made in terms of the decision to legalize the drug. The legalization of marijuana, though making the government a profit, poses too many risks to different areas of the population for it to

legalization of cannabis in the US, either for therapeutic or recreational ends, is the history of a policy transformation within a prohibitionist regime. This historical path definitely has imposed constraints and has shaped specific policy features for cannabis legalization. By the same token, reveals the extent in which public policy cycles are highly embedded in political debates, worldviews and perspectives upon rights and obligations structures of societies (Chang, 2002: 543). The illegal status of cannabis

the United states. It was widly popular and used among some of the world's earliest civilizations. Historic Documents show that the cannabis plants were used to produce rope and fabric around 7000 B.C in South and Central Asia. It was also found being referenced in Chinese manuscripts dating all the way back to 2700 B.C. In the 1500’s marijuana, known as Cannabis Sativa was used to make industrial goods. The recreational use in America became popular in the early 20th century. Misunderstandings